EP2279230B1 - Acrylhaftklebstoffe mit aziridin-vernetzungsmitteln - Google Patents

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EP2279230B1
EP2279230B1 EP20090725764 EP09725764A EP2279230B1 EP 2279230 B1 EP2279230 B1 EP 2279230B1 EP 20090725764 EP20090725764 EP 20090725764 EP 09725764 A EP09725764 A EP 09725764A EP 2279230 B1 EP2279230 B1 EP 2279230B1
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  • This invention relates to pressure sensitive adhesives and tape articles prepared therefrom.
  • the tapes are characterized by exhibiting an overall balance of adhesive and cohesive characteristics and exceptional load bearing capabilities.
  • Pressure sensitive tapes are virtually ubiquitous in the home and workplace.
  • a pressure sensitive tape comprises an adhesive and a backing, and the overall construction is tacky at the use temperature and adheres to a variety of substrates using only moderate pressure to form the bond.
  • pressure sensitive tapes constitute a complete, self-contained bonding system.
  • PSAs pressure-sensitive adhesives
  • Materials that have been found to function well as PSAs include polymers designed and formulated to exhibit the requisite viscoelastic properties resulting in a desired balance of tack, peel adhesion, and shear holding power.
  • PSAs are characterized by being normally tacky at room temperature (e.g., 20°C). PSAs do not embrace compositions merely because they are sticky or adhere to a surface.
  • crosslinking mechanisms for acrylic adhesives There are two major crosslinking mechanisms for acrylic adhesives: free-radical copolymerization of multifunctional ethylenically unsaturated groups with the other monomers, and covalent or ionic crosslinking through the functional monomers, such as acrylic acid.
  • Another method is the use of UV crosslinkers, such as copolymerizable benzophenones or post-added photocrosslinkers, such as multifunctional benzophenones and triazines.
  • crosslinking agents e.g., polyfunctional acrylates, acetophenones, benzophenones, and triazines.
  • crosslinking agents possess certain drawbacks which include one or more of the following: high volatility; incompatibility with certain polymer systems; generation of corrosive or toxic by-products; generation of undesirable color; requirement of a separate photoactive compound to initiate the crosslinking reaction; and high sensitivity to oxygen.
  • the present disclosure provides a pre-adhesive composition comprising an acid-functional (meth)acrylate copolymer and a water-soluble or dispersible aziridine crosslinking agent.
  • the disclosure provides an adhesive emulsion comprising an aqueous emulsion of the acid-functional (meth)acrylate copolymer, and the aziridine crosslinking agent which may be coated and dried to form a pressure sensitive adhesive.
  • the present disclosure provides an adhesive emulsion comprising an aqueous emulsion of the reaction product of the acid-functional (meth)acrylate copolymer, and the aziridine crosslinking agent which may be coated and dried to form a pressure sensitive adhesive.
  • the pressure-sensitive adhesives, the crosslinked compositions, of this disclosure provide the desired balance of tack, peel adhesion, and shear holding power, and further conform to the Dahlquist criteria; i.e. the modulus of the adhesive at the application temperature, typically room temperature, is less than 3 x 10 6 dynes/cm at a frequency of 1 Hz.
  • the use of the aziridine crosslinking agent affords, in many embodiments, a number of advantages as compared to the use of conventional crosslinking agents for (meth)acrylic adhesives. These advantages include one or more of; decreased sensitivity of the crosslinkable composition to oxygen; the avoidance of evolution of any toxic or corrosive by-products or discoloration of the final product; and the capability to be used as a post-curing crosslinking additive.
  • the aziridine crosslinking agents have the further advantages over previously described agents: ease of synthesis, and low cost starting materials.
  • the adhesive emulsions do not rely on volatile organic solvents in the preparation of the adhesive copolymer, or adhesive articles derived therefrom.
  • this disclosure provides an adhesive composition derived from renewable resources.
  • the present invention provides an adhesive composition derived, in part, from plant materials.
  • the present invention further provides an adhesive article, wherein the substrate or backing is also derived from renewable resources.
  • pre-adhesive refers to the emulsion comprising a functional acid-functional (meth)acrylate copolymer, and aziridine crosslinking agent which may be subsequently crosslinked to form a pressure sensitive adhesive.
  • (meth)acrylic is inclusive of both methacrylic and acrylic.
  • the present invention provides a waterborne adhesive comprising an aqueous emulsion supra.
  • Waterborne systems are desirable for cost, environmental, safety, and regulatory reasons.
  • the aqueous system may be readily coated, and provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive when dried.
  • the adhesive copolymer may be prepared by syrup polymerization methods, comprising a solution of a solute polymer in one or more solvent monomers, which may be coated and polymerized without the use of volatile organic solvents.
  • the present disclosure provides a pre-adhesive composition
  • a pre-adhesive composition comprising an acid-functional (meth)acrylate copolymer and an aziridine crosslinking agent, which when crosslinked, provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive and pressure-sensitive adhesive articles.
  • the (meth)acrylate ester monomer useful in preparing the acid functional (meth)acrylate adhesive copolymer is a monomeric (meth)acrylic ester of a non-tertiary alcohol, which alcohol contains from 1 to 14 carbon atoms and preferably an average of from 4 to 12 carbon atoms.
  • Examples of monomers suitable for use as the (meth)acrylate ester monomer include the esters of either acrylic acid or methacrylic acid with non-tertiary alcohols such as ethanol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol, 1-butanol, 2-butanol, 1-pentanol, 2-pentanol, 3-pentanol, 2-methyl-1-butanol, 3-methyl-1-butanol, 1-hexanol, 2-hexanol, 2-methyl-1-pentanol, 3-methyl-1-pentanol, 2-ethyl-1-butanol, 3,5,5-trimethyl-1-hexanol, 3-heptanol, 1-octanol, 2-octanol, isooctylalcohol, 2-ethyl-1-hexanol, 3,7-dimethylheptanol, 3,7-dimethylhept3-eneol, 1-decanol, 1-dode
  • the preferred (meth)acrylate ester monomer is the ester of (meth)acrylic acid with butyl alcohol or isooctyl alcohol, or a combination thereof, although combinations of two or more different (meth)acrylate ester monomer are suitable.
  • the preferred (meth)acrylate ester monomer is the ester of (meth)acrylic acid with an alcohol derived from a renewable sources, such as 2-octanol, citronellol, dihydrocitronellol.
  • the (meth)acrylate ester monomer is present in an amount of 85 to 99 parts by weight based on 100 parts total monomer content used to prepare the polymer.
  • (meth)acrylate ester monomer is present in an amount of 90 to 95 parts by weight based on 100 parts total monomer content.
  • the polymer further comprises an acid functional monomer, where the acid functional group may be an acid per se , such as a carboxylic acid, or a portion may be salt thereof, such as an alkali metal carboxylate.
  • acid functional monomers include, but are not limited to, those selected from ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids, ethylenically unsaturated sulfonic acids, ethylenically unsaturated phosphonic acids, and mixtures thereof.
  • Such compounds include those selected from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, fumaric acid, crotonic acid, citraconic acid, maleic acid, oleic acid, ⁇ -carboxyethyl (meth)acrylate, 2-sulfoethyl methacrylate, styrene sulfonic acid, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, vinylphosphonic acid, and mixtures thereof.
  • acid functional monomers of the acid functional copolymer are generally selected from ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids, i.e. (meth)acrylic acids.
  • acidic monomers include the ethylenically unsaturated sulfonic acids and ethylenically unsaturated phosphonic acids.
  • the acid functional monomer is generally used in amounts of 1 to 15 parts by weight, preferably 1 to 5 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight total monomer.
  • the adhesive copolymer may further comprise one or more polar monomers.
  • the polar monomers useful in preparing the copolymer are both somewhat oil soluble and water soluble, resulting in a distribution of the polar monomer between the aqueous and oil phases in an emulsion polymerization.
  • Useful polar monomers are non-acid functional.
  • Suitable polar monomers include but are not limited to 2-hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate; N-vinylpyrrolidone; N-vinylcaprolactam; acrylamide; mono- or di-N-alkyl substituted acrylamide; t-butyl acrylamide; dimethylaminoethyl acrylamide; N-octyl acrylamide; poly(alkoxyalkyl) (meth)acrylates including 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl (meth)acrylate, 2-ethoxyethyl (meth)acrylate, 2-methoxyethoxyethyl (meth)acrylate, 2-methoxyethyl methacrylate, polyethylene glycol mono(meth)acrylates; alkyl vinyl ethers, including vinyl methyl ether; and mixtures thereof.
  • Preferred polar monomers include those selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate and N-vinylpyrrolidinone.
  • the polar monomer may be present in amounts of 0 to 10 parts by weight, preferably 1 to 5 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight total monomer.
  • the adhesive copolymer may further comprise one or more vinyl monomers.
  • vinyl monomers useful in the (meth)acrylate polymer include vinyl esters (e.g., vinyl acetate and vinyl propionate), styrene, substituted styrene (e.g., ⁇ -methyl styrene), vinyl halide, and mixtures thereof.
  • vinyl monomers are generally used at 0 to 5 parts by weight, preferably 1 to 5 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight total monomer.
  • a multifunctional (meth)acrylate may be incorporated into the blend of polymerizable monomers.
  • Multifunctional acrylates are particularly useful for emulsion or syrup polymerization.
  • useful multifunctional (meth)acrylate include, but are not limited to, di(meth)acrylates, tri(meth)acrylates, and tetra(meth)acrylates, such as 1,6-hexanediol di(meth)acrylate, poly(ethylene glycol) di(meth)acrylates, polybutadiene di(meth)acrylate, polyurethane di(meth)acrylates, and propoxylated glycerin tri(meth)acrylate, and mixtures thereof.
  • the amount and identity of multifunctional (meth)acrylate is tailored depending upon application of the adhesive composition. Typically, the multifunctional (meth)acrylate is present in amounts less than 5 parts based on total dry weight of adhesive composition. More specifically, the crosslinker may be present in amounts from 0.01 parts to 1 part based on 100 parts total monomers of the adhesive composition.
  • the adhesive composition further comprises a water soluble or dispersible aziridine crosslinking agent, in addition to the (meth)acrylate copolymer.
  • the aziridine crosslinking agent is generally added in amounts of 0.005 to 5.0 parts by weight of an aziridine crosslinking agent, relative to 100 parts of the copolymer.
  • the aziridine crosslinking agent is of the formula: where R 2 is -H, or -CH 3 ; z is 0, 1 or 2; A is -O-R 6 -Z or -N(R 3 )R 8 R 3 is H or a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group, R 8 is H, a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group or -R 6 -Z, R 6 is a divalent alkylene or arylene group, and Z is a water-solubilizing group.
  • the aziridine crosslinking agent is of the formula: where, R 2 is -H, or -CH 3 ; each R 3 is independently H or a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group, z is 0, 1 or 2; X 1 is -NR 3 - or -O-, and R 6 is a divalent alkylene or arylene group, and Z is a water-solubilizing group.
  • alkyl is inclusive of both saturated or unsaturated straight chain and branched chain groups, and of cyclic groups, i.e. cycloalkyl and cycloalkenyl. Unless otherwise specified, these groups contain from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, with preferred groups having a total of up to 10 carbon atoms. Cyclic groups can be monocyclic or polycyclic and preferably have from 3 to 10 ring carbon atoms. Exemplary cyclic groups include cyclopropyl, cyclopropylmethyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, and adamantyl.
  • aryl as used herein includes carbocyclic aromatic rings or ring systems.
  • aryl groups include phenyl, naphthyl, biphenyl, fluorenyl and indenyl.
  • water solubilizing groups are functional groups that help solubilizing or dispersing the crosslinking agent (and subsequently the adhesive copolymer) in water.
  • water soluble is meant that a concentration of at least 0.1% by weight, preferably 0.5% by weight, of the crosslinking agent can be dissolved in water at ambient temperature.
  • water dispersible is meant that a dispersion of at least 0.1% by weight of the crosslinking agent in water can be made that is stable for at least 1 hour, preferably for at least 4 hours, without additional emulsifier present.
  • the aziridine crosslinking agent contains Z; a water solubilizing group, or groups capable of forming water solubilizing groups, so as to obtain a reaction product that is self-emulsifying in water.
  • Suitable water solubilizing groups include cationic, anionic and zwitterionic groups as well as non-ionic water solubilizing groups.
  • groups capable of forming a water solubilizing group in water include groups that have the potential of being protonated in water such as amino groups, in particular tertiary amino groups.
  • the water solubilizing group Z may be a cationic, anionic or nonionic water solubilizing group. It will be understood that the ionic nature of any water-solubilizing groups will be affected by the pH of the emulsion, i.e. carboxylic acid groups may be nonionic at low pH and ionic at high pH.
  • Z may be Z 1 , where Z 1 is an ionic water solubilizing groups selected from ammonium groups, phosphonium groups, sulfonium groups, carboxylates, sulfonates, phosphates, phosphonates or phosphinate groups.
  • Such groups can be represented as -CO 2 M, - OSO 3 M, -SO 3 M, -OPO 3 M, -PO (OM) 2 , -NR 2 HX, - NR 3 X, -NRH 2 X, and -NH 3 X, wherein M is H or one equivalent of a monovalent or divalent soluble cation such as sodium, potassium, calcium, and NR 3 H + ;
  • X is a soluble anion such as those selected from the group consisting of halide, hydroxide, carboxylate, sulfonates, and the like; and R is selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group, a cycloaliphatic group, or a straight or branched aliphatic group having from about 1 to about 12 carbon atoms.
  • R is a lower alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
  • Typical examples of a non-ionic water solubilizing group are hydroxyl groups and poly(oxyalkylene) groups.
  • An oxyalkylene unit in the poly(oxyalkylene) group preferably has 2 or 3 carbon atoms, such as -OCH 2 CH 2 -, -OCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 -, and -OCH(CH 3 )CH 2 -, the oxyalkylene units in the poly(oxyalkylene) group can be the same, as in poly(oxyethylene), or present as a mixture, as in straight or branched chain or randomly distributed oxyethylene and oxypropylene units or as in a straight or branched chain of blocks of oxyethylene units and blocks of oxypropylene units, as long as the poly(oxyalkylene)group remains water soluble or water dispersible.
  • Particularly preferred poly(oxyalkylene) groups are polyoxyethylene and alkoxypolyoxyethylenes that have a molecular weight up to about 1500.
  • the number of oxyalkylene units in a poly(oxyalkylene) is between 2 and 120 and more preferably between 2 and 48.
  • Z is Z 2 , where Z 2 is a poly(oxyalkylene) group.
  • the aziridine crosslinking agents may be prepared by Michael addition of an aziridine compound with an acryloyl compound, using the general procedure described in U.S. 3,243,429 (Ham ), and as illustrated by the preparation of the compounds of Formula II. wherein:
  • the aziridine group reacts with the pendent acid functional groups of the acid functional (meth)acrylate copolymer to form a carboxyethyleneamino linkage.
  • the intermediate may be of the following structure, with the optional monomer units and unreacted (free) acid functional monomer units not shown.
  • R 3 group may be on the indicated carbon, or attached to the carbon adjacent to the ester oxygen atom, depending on the ring opening of the aziridine group.
  • the amine resulting from the ring opening may form an ionic bond with an adjacent pendent acid group, to ionically crosslink the copolymer.
  • the ionic bond is subsequently converted to an amide forming a covalent crosslink from the ionic crosslink, and inferred from IR and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). It will be clear that such amide linkages may also result from the reaction of the secondary amine (from the aziridine) with a pendent ester group from the ester monomer units.
  • DMA dynamic mechanical analysis
  • the polymers herein can be prepared by any conventional free radical polymerization method, including solution, radiation, bulk, dispersion, emulsion, and suspension processes.
  • the (meth)acrylate polymers may be prepared via suspension polymerizations as disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,691,140 (Silver ); 4,166,152 (Baker et al. ); 4,636,432 (Shibano et al ); 4,656,218 (Kinoshita ); and 5,045,569 (Delgado ). Each describes adhesive compositions and the descriptions of polymerization processes.
  • Water-soluble and oil-soluble initiators useful in preparing the (meth)acrylate adhesive polymers used in the present invention are initiators that, on exposure to heat, generate free-radicals which initiate (co)polymerization of the monomer mixture. Water-soluble initiators are preferred for preparing the (meth)acrylate polymers by emulsion polymerization.
  • Suitable water-soluble initiators include but are not limited to those selected from the group consisting of potassium persulfate, ammonium persulfate, sodium persulfate, and mixtures thereof; oxidation-reduction initiators such as the reaction product of the above-mentioned persulfates and reducing agents such as those selected from the group consisting of sodium metabisulfite and sodium bisulfite; and 4,4'-azobis(4-cyanopentanoic acid) and its soluble salts (e.g., sodium, potassium).
  • the preferred water-soluble initiator is potassium persulfate.
  • Suitable oil-soluble initiators include but are not limited to those selected from the group consisting of azo compounds such as VAZOTM 64 (2,2'-azobis(isobutyronitrile)), VAZOTM 67 (2,2'azobis (2-methylbutyronitrile)), and VAZOTM 52 (2,2'-azobis(2,4-dimethylpentanenitrile)), available from E.I. du Pont de Nemours Co., peroxides such as benzoyl peroxide and lauroyl peroxide, and mixtures thereof.
  • the preferred oil-soluble thermal initiator is 2,2'-azobis(2,4-dimethylpentanenitrile).
  • initiators may comprise from about 0.05 to about 1 part by weight, preferably about 0.1 to about 0.5 part by weight based on 100 parts by weight of monomer components in the pressure sensitive adhesive.
  • the copolymerizable emulsion mixture may optionally further comprise chain transfer agents to control the molecular weight of the resultant polymer.
  • chain transfer agents include but are not limited to those selected from the group consisting of carbon tetrabromide, alcohols, mercaptans, and mixtures thereof. When present, the preferred chain transfer agents are isooctylthioglycolate and carbon tetrabromide.
  • the emulsion mixture may further comprise up to about 0.5 parts by weight of a chain transfer agent, typically about 0.01 to about 0.5 parts by weight, if used, preferably about 0.05 parts by weight to about 0.2 parts by weight, based upon 100 parts by weight of the total monomer mixture.
  • an emulsion polymerization method is used to prepare the adhesive copolymer.
  • Polymerization via emulsion techniques may require the presence of an emulsifier (which may also be called an emulsifying agent or a surfactant).
  • an emulsifier which may also be called an emulsifying agent or a surfactant.
  • Useful emulsifiers for the present invention include those selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof.
  • the emulsion polymerization of this invention is carried out in the presence of anionic surfactant(s).
  • a useful range of emulsifier concentration is from about 0.5 to about 8 weight percent, preferably from about 1 to about 5 weight percent, based on the total weight of all monomers of the emulsion pressure sensitive adhesive.
  • emulsion polymerization In emulsion polymerization a reaction occurs in micelles or emulsion microdrops suspended in aqueous medium. Any heat generated in the microdrops or micelles is quickly moderated by the effect of the heat capacity of the surrounding water phase. Emulsion polymerization proceeds with better control of exothermic reactions, and the resulting adhesive composition is non-flammable as the aqueous medium is the dominant component.
  • the (meth)acrylate copolymers may be prepared by a batch, continuous or semicontinuous emulsion polymerization process.
  • the polymerization generally comprises the steps of:
  • the acid functional monomer may be added to the aqueous solution.
  • the monomers may partition between the oil phase and the water phase, according to their respective partition coefficients.
  • a flask is charged with a seed monomer mixture comprising deionized (DI) water, surfactant, acid functional monomers, (meth)acrylate ester monomers, optional co-polymerizable monomers, including optional polar monomers, vinyl monomer, and any optional chain transfer agents, pH modifiers or other additives.
  • DI deionized
  • surfactant acid functional monomers
  • acid functional monomers including optional polar monomers, vinyl monomer, and any optional chain transfer agents, pH modifiers or other additives.
  • optional co-polymerizable monomers including optional polar monomers, vinyl monomer, and any optional chain transfer agents, pH modifiers or other additives.
  • induction temperature typically about 50° to about 70°C
  • the first initiator is added to initiate the polymerization and the reaction is allowed to exotherm.
  • the batch temperature is then raised to the feed reaction temperature, about 70° to about 85°C.
  • the monomer pre-emulsion comprising deionized water, surfactant acid functional monomers, (meth)acrylate ester monomers, optional co-polymerizable monomers, including optional polar monomers, chain transfer agents or other additives is added to the stirred flask over a period of time, typically 2 to 4 hours, while the temperature is maintained.
  • the second initiator charge if used, is added to the reaction to further reduce residual monomers in the emulsion. After an additional hour of heating, the mixture is cooled to room temperature (about 23°C) and the emulsion is collected for evaluation.
  • a neutralizing agent may be employed in the preparation of this copolymer. It may be employed at a level sufficient to neutralize all or a part of the acid groups of the polymer. Neutralization is achieved via the use of an alkali metal hydroxide or a combination of an alkali metal hydroxide with a minor amount of another neutralizing agent. A wide variety of other neutralizing agents may be used as will be understood by those skilled in the art. The selection of the other neutralizing agent, and the amount employed may be varied to achieve a desired result. However, the type and amount selected must not render the adhesive non-dispersible. Preferably ammonium, sodium and potassium hydroxide are used as neutralizing agents.
  • the pH of the emulsion may be 4 or greater.
  • the acidity of the emulsion may be modified following latex formation using a pH modifier such as a basic solution (e.g., solutions of sodium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide, lithium hydroxide and the like) or buffer solutions (e.g., sodium bicarbonate and the like), to the desired pH levels.
  • a pH modifier such as a basic solution (e.g., solutions of sodium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide, lithium hydroxide and the like) or buffer solutions (e.g., sodium bicarbonate and the like), to the desired pH levels.
  • a alternate method of preparing a pressure sensitive adhesive article comprises partially polymerizing monomers to produce a syrup polymer comprising the acid functional (meth)acrylate copolymer and unpolymerized monomers.
  • the aziridine crosslinking agent is added to the partially polymerized composition, then coated on a suitable substrate and further polymerized.
  • the syrup polymer composition is polymerized to a useful coating viscosity, which may be coated onto a substrate (such as a tape backing) and further polymerized. Partial polymerization provides a coatable solution of the acid functional (meth)acrylate solute copolymer in one or more solvent monomers.
  • a preferred monomer mixture comprises 85 to 99 pbw of one or more (meth)acrylate ester monomers, 1 to 15 pbw of acid functional monomers, 0 to 10 pbw of one or more second, non-acid, polar monomers, and 0 to about 5 pbw of other vinyl monomers, based on 100 parts total monomer.
  • the polymerizations may be conducted in the presence of, or preferably in the absence of, suitable solvents such as ethyl acetate, toluene and tetrahydrofuran which are unreactive with the functional groups of the components of the syrup polymer.
  • suitable solvents such as ethyl acetate, toluene and tetrahydrofuran which are unreactive with the functional groups of the components of the syrup polymer.
  • Polymerization can be accomplished by exposing the syrup polymer composition to energy in the presence of a photoinitiator.
  • Energy activated initiators may be unnecessary where, for example, ionizing radiation is used to initiate polymerization.
  • These photoinitiators can be employed in concentrations ranging from about 0.0001 to about 3. 0 pbw, preferably from about 0. 00 1 to about 1. 0 pbw, and more preferably from about 0.005 to about 0.5 pbw, per 100 pbw of the polymerizable composition.
  • a preferred method of preparation of the coatable syrup polymer is photoinitiated free radical polymerization.
  • Advantages of the photopolymerization method are that 1) heating the monomer solution is unnecessary and 2) photoinitiation is stopped completely when the activating light source is turned off.
  • Polymerization to achieve a coatable viscosity may be conducted such that the conversion of monomers to polymer is up to about 30%.
  • Polymerization can be terminated when the desired conversion and viscosity have been achieved by removing the light source and by bubbling air (oxygen) into the solution to quench propagating free radicals.
  • the solute polymer(s) may be prepared conventionally in a non-monomeric solvent and advanced to high conversion (degree of polymerization).
  • the solvent may be removed (for example by vacuum distillation) either before or after formation of the syrup polymer. While an acceptable method, this procedure involving a highly converted functional polymer is not preferred because an additional solvent removal step is required, another material may be required (the non-monomeric solvent), and dissolution of the high molecular weight, highly converted solute polymer in the monomer mixture may require a significant period of time.
  • Useful photoinitiators include benzoin ethers such as benzoin methyl ether and benzoin isopropyl ether; substituted acetophenones such as 2, 2-dimethoxyacetophenone, available as Irgacure TM 651 photoinitiator (Ciba- Geigy Corp.; Ardsley, NY), 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenyl-1-propanone, available as Esacure TM KL 200 photoinitiator (Sartomer Co.; West Chester, PA), and dimethoxyhydroxyacetophenone; substituted ⁇ -ketols such as 2- methyl-2-hydroxy propiophenone; aromatic sulfonyl chlorides such as 2-naphthalenesulfonyl chloride; and photoactive oximes such as 1-phenyl-1,2-propanedione-2-(O-ethoxy-carbonyl)oxime. Particularly preferred among these are the substituted acetophenones.
  • Preferred photoinitiators are photoactive compounds that undergo a Norrish I cleavage to generate free radicals that can initiate by addition to the acrylic double bonds.
  • the photoinitiator can be added to the mixture to be coated after the copolymer has been formed, i.e., photoinitiator can be added to the syrup polymer mixture.
  • Such polymerizable photoinitiators are described, for example, in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,902,836 and 5,506,279 (Babu et al. ).
  • UV light sources can be of two types: 1) relatively low light intensity sources such as blacklights which provide generally 10 mW/cm 2 or less (as measured in accordance with procedures approved by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology as, for example, with a UVIMAP TM UM 365 L-S radiometer manufactured by Electronic Instrumentation & Technology, Inc., in Sterling, VA) over a wavelength range of 280 to 400 nanometers and 2) relatively high light intensity sources such as medium pressure mercury lamps which provide intensities generally greater than 10 mW/cm 2 , preferably between 15 and 450 mW/cm 2 .
  • relatively low light intensity sources such as blacklights which provide generally 10 mW/cm 2 or less (as measured in accordance with procedures approved by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology as, for example, with a UVIMAP TM UM 365 L-S radiometer manufactured by Electronic Instrumentation & Technology, Inc., in Sterling, VA) over a wavelength range of 280 to 400 nanometers
  • actinic radiation is used to fully or partially polymerize the syrup polymer composition
  • high intensities and short exposure times are preferred.
  • an intensity of 600 mW/cm 2 and an exposure time of about 1 second may be used successfully.
  • Intensities can range from about 0.1 to about 150 mW/cm 2 , preferably from about 0. 5 to about 100 mW/cm 2 , and more preferably from about 0. 5 to about 50 mW/cm 2 .
  • Such photoinitiators preferably are present in an amount of from 0.1 to 1.0 pbw per 100 pbw of the syrup polymer composition.
  • relatively thick coatings e.g., at least about 1 mil or 25.4 micrometers
  • the extinction coefficient of the photoinitiator is low.
  • the degree of conversion can be monitored during the irradiation by measuring the index of refraction of the polymerizing medium as previously described.
  • Useful coating viscosities are achieved with conversions (i.e. the percentage of available monomer polymerized) in the range of up to 30%, preferably 2-20%, more preferably from 5-15%, and most preferably from 7-12%.
  • the molecular weight (weight average) of the solute polymer(s) is at least 100,000, preferably at least 500,000.
  • the adhesive copolymers may be prepared by solution methods.
  • a typical solution polymerization method is carried out by adding the monomers, a suitable solvent, and an optional chain transfer agent to a reaction vessel, adding a free radical initiator, purging with nitrogen, and maintaining the reaction vessel at an elevated temperature, typically in the range of about 40 to 100°C until the reaction is completed, typically in about 1 to 20 hours, depending upon the batch size and temperature.
  • the solvent are methanol, tetrahydrofuran, ethanol, isopropanol, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, toluene, xylene, and an ethylene glycol alkyl ether. Those solvents can be used alone or as mixtures thereof.
  • the pressure sensitive adhesives may also contain one or more conventional additives.
  • Preferred additives include tackifiers, plasticizers, dyes, antioxidants, and UV stabilizers. Such additives can be used if they do not affect the superior properties of the emulsion pressure sensitive adhesives.
  • tackifiers are used, then up to about 40% by weight, preferably less than 30% by weight, and more preferably less than 5% by weight based on the dry weight of the total adhesive polymer would be suitable.
  • Suitable tackifiers for use with (meth)acrylate polymer dispersions include rosin acids, rosin esters, terpene phenolic resins, hydrocarbon resins, and cumarone indene resins. The type and amount of tackifier can affect properties such as contactability, bonding range, bond strength, heat resistance and specific adhesion.
  • the tackifier will generally be used in the form of an aqueous dispersion.
  • tackifiers that are suitable include TACOLYNTM 1070, 5001 and 5002 (aqueous, 55% solids synthetic resin dispersions based on low molecular weight thermoplastic resins, available from Hercules Inc.), SE1055TM (an aqueous dispersion of a rosin ester, available from Hercules Inc.), ESCOREZTM 9271 (an aliphatic hydrocarbon resin emulsion, available from Exxon), DERMULSENETM 82, DERMULSENETM 92, DERMULSENETM DT or DERMULSENETM DT50 (aqueous dispersions of modified terpene phenolic resins, available from DRT) and AQUATAKTM 4188 (a modified rosin ester, available from Arizona Chemical Company).
  • TACOLYNTM 1070, 5001 and 5002 aqueous, 55% solids synthetic resin dispersions based on low molecular weight thermoplastic resins, available from Hercules Inc.
  • the pre-adhesive composition (containing the copolymer, monomers and aziridine crosslinking agent), either as a syrup or solution are easily coated upon suitable flexible backing materials by conventional coating techniques, then further polymerized, and cured or dried, to produce adhesive coated sheet materials.
  • emulsion polymerization techniques are used, an emulsion comprising the extant copolymer and aziridine crosslinking agent is coated and dried to produce adhesive coated sheet materials.
  • the flexible backing material may be any material conventionally utilized as a tape backing, optical film or any other flexible material.
  • Examples of materials that can be included in the flexible support include polyolefins such as polyethylene, polypropylene (including isotactic polypropylene), polystyrene, polyester, polyvinyl alcohol, poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(butylene terephthalate), poly(caprolactam), poly(vinylidene fluoride), polylactides, cellulose acetate, and ethyl cellulose and the like.
  • polyolefins such as polyethylene, polypropylene (including isotactic polypropylene), polystyrene, polyester, polyvinyl alcohol, poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(butylene terephthalate), poly(caprolactam), poly(vinylidene fluoride), polylactides, cellulose acetate, and ethyl cellulose and the like.
  • backing materials useful in the invention include kraft paper (available from Monadnock Paper, Inc.); cellophane (available from Flexel Corp.); spun-bond poly(ethylene) and poly(propylene), such as TyvekTM and TyparTM (available from DuPont, Inc.); and porous films obtained from poly(ethylene) and poly(propylene), such as TeslinTM (available from PPG Industries, Inc.), and CellguardTM (available from Hoechst-Celanese).
  • Backings may also be prepared of fabric such as woven fabric formed of threads of synthetic or natural materials such as cotton, nylon, rayon, glass, ceramic materials, and the like or nonwoven fabric such as air laid webs of natural or synthetic fibers or blends of these.
  • the backing may also be formed of metal, metallized polymer films, or ceramic sheet materials and may take the form of any article conventionally known to be utilized with pressure sensitive adhesive compositions such as labels, tapes, signs, covers, marking indicia, and the like.
  • compositions are coated on a substrate using conventional coating techniques modified as appropriate to the particular substrate.
  • these compositions can be applied to a variety of solid substrates by methods such as roller coating, flow coating, dip coating, spin coating, spray coating knife coating, and die coating. These various methods of coating allow the compositions to be placed on the substrate at variable thicknesses thus allowing a wider range of use of the compositions.
  • Coating thicknesses may vary as previously described.
  • the emulsions also may be of any desirable concentration for subsequent coating, but is typically between 30 to 70 wt.% polymer solids. The desired concentration may be achieved by further dilution of the coating composition, or by partial drying.
  • the flexible support may also comprise a release-coated substrate.
  • substrates are typically employed when an adhesive transfer tape is provided.
  • release-coated substrates are well known in the art and include, by way of example, silicone-coated kraft paper and the like.
  • Tapes of the invention may also incorporate a low adhesion backsize (LAB) which are known in the art.
  • LAB low adhesion backsize
  • the force required to peel the tape was measured in ounces per 0.5 inches width with a platen speed of 90 inches per minute. The measurements for the two tape samples were averaged. Peel adhesion data was then normalized to Newtons/decimeter (N/dm) for the tables below.
  • a 0.5 inch by at least 4 inch ( ⁇ 1.3x10 cm) strip of adhesive coated onto polypropylene film was adhered by its adhesive to a fiberboard substrate and cut down to leave a 0.5 inch by 0.5 inch square ( ⁇ 1.3 x 1.3 cm) of adhesive coated sample adhered to the substrate with several inches of the free end of the sample looped back upon itself to form a loop for attaching a weighted load.
  • a weight of 2 kg was rolled over the adhered portion.
  • a 1000 g load was attached to the tape sample for testing.
  • the shear strength test was initiated as soon as the sample was adhered to the substrate, that is, the "dwell time" was kept as close to zero as possible. Each sample was suspended until failure and/or test terminated. The time, in minutes, for the sample to separate from the substrate was recorded as the shear strength. The time to failure, as well as the mode of failure, were recorded. Samples were run in triplicate and averaged for the tables below.
  • the aziridine crosslinking agents may be prepared by the Michael addition of the aziridine to an acryloyl compound. Generally, 1.1 to 4 equivalents of 2-methylaziridine are mixed with an (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylamide, followed by standing at room temperature. The excess 2-methylaziridine is removed under reduced pressure to yield the Michael adduct, which may be used without further purification. Methacrylates and acrylamides generally require heating at about 70°C with 1.1 to 4 equivalents of 2-methylaziridine for 1 to 7 days.
  • aziridine compounds I to VIII were prepared using the reactants and reaction conditions as shown in Table 1.
  • Table 1 Aziridine crosslinking agents
  • the emulsion adhesive copolymer was blended with various concentrations of the aziridine crosslinking agents as shown in Table 2.
  • the adhesive used was an acrylic emulsion adhesive (FASTBONDTM 49) commercially available from 3M Company, St. Paul, MN.
  • the unmodified adhesive is included as a comparative example designated as C1.
  • the adhesive solutions were then coated on Mitsubishi HostphanTM primed polyester film to give a 1 mil ( ⁇ 50 micrometers) dried adhesive thickness. Peel Adhesion and Shear Strength were measured for tapes prepared from these adhesive as described in the test methods above and the data is shown in Table 2.
  • a sixteen-ounce ( ⁇ 473 mL) jar was charged with 450 g of isooctyl acrylate (IOA, 90 parts), 50 g of acrylic acid (AA, 10 parts), and 0.2 g of 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone photoinitiator (IrgacureTM 651, 0.04 phr).
  • IOA isooctyl acrylate
  • acrylic acid AA
  • IrgacureTM 651, 0.04 phr 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone photoinitiator
  • the monomer mixture was purged with nitrogen for 20 minutes then exposed to low intensity ultraviolet radiation until a coatable syrup copolymer was prepared, after which an additional 0.8 g (0.16 phr) of the photoinitiator was added.
  • the pre-adhesive polymer syrup was blended with various concentrations of the aziridine crosslinking agent as shown in Tables 2A-C.
  • the aziridine concentration in Tables 2A-C is based on the weight percent of pre-adhesive polymer syrup.
  • the formulations were then coated on Mitsubishi, HostphanTM primed polyester film at a 2-mil ( ⁇ 50 micrometers) thickness for the syrup preadhesive formulations and cured at 500mJ/cm 2 .
  • control examples using no crosslinking agent (Example C2), or using 1, 6-hexanediol diacrylate (using 0.1 phr in Example C3) or 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-4,6-bis-trichloromethyl-triazine (using 0.1 phr in Example C4) as the crosslinking agents were also prepared and tested. Peel Adhesion and Shear Strength were measured for tapes prepared from these adhesive as described in the test methods above and the data is shown in Table 3. Table 3.
  • Syrup copolymer IOA/AA (90/10)
  • the solution adhesive copolymer was blended with various concentrations of the aziridine crosslinking agents as shown in Table 2.
  • the adhesive used was a solution acrylic adhesive commercially available from 3M Company, St. Paul, MN.
  • the unmodified adhesive is included as a comparative example designated as C5.
  • the adhesive solutions were then coated on Mitsubishi HostphanTM primed polyester film to give a 1 mil ( ⁇ 50 micrometers) dried adhesive thickness. Peel Adhesion and Shear Strength were measured for tapes prepared from these adhesive as described in the test methods above and the data is shown in Table 4. Table 4.

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  1. Vernetzbare Zusammensetzung, umfassend ein säurefunktionelles (Meth)-acrylatcopolymer und einen Aziridin-Vernetzer der Formel:
    Figure imgb0018
     wobei
    R2 für -H oder -CH3 steht;
    R3 jeweils unabhängig voneinander für H oder eine C1-C4-Alkylgruppe steht;
    z für 0, 1 oder 2 steht;
    A für -O-R6-Z oder -N(R3)R8 steht,
    R8 für H, C1-C4-Alkyl oder -R6-Z steht,
    R6 für eine zweiwertige Alkylen- oder Arylengruppe steht und
    Z für eine wasserlöslichmachende Gruppe steht.
  2. Vernetzbare Zusammensetzung nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Aziridin-Vernetzer die Formel:
    Figure imgb0019
     aufweist, wobei
    R2 für -H oder -CH3 steht;
    R3 jeweils unabhängig voneinander für H oder eine C1-C4-Alkylgruppe steht;
    z für 0, 1 oder 2 steht;
    X1 für -NR3- oder -O- steht,
    R6 für eine zweiwertige Alkylen- oder Arylengruppe steht und
    Z für eine wasserlöslichmachende Gruppe steht.
  3. Vernetzbare Zusammensetzung nach Anspruch 2, wobei es sich bei der wasserlöslichmachenden Gruppe um eine kationische, anionische, zwitterionische oder nichtionische wasserlöslichmachende Gruppe handelt.
  4. Vernetzbare Zusammensetzung nach Anspruch 1, wobei das säurefunktionelle (Meth)acrylatcopolymer
    i. 85 bis 99 Gewichtsteile eines (Meth)acrylsäureesters eines nichttertiären Alkohols;
    ii. 1 bis 15 Gewichtsteile eines säurefunktionellen ethylenisch ungesättigten Monomers;
    iii. 0 bis 10 Gewichtsteile eines nicht säurefunktionellen, ethylenisch ungesättigten polaren Monomers;
    iv. 0 bis 5 Teile Vinylmonomer und
    v. 0 bis 5 Teile eines multifunktionellen (Meth)acrylats,
    bezogen auf 100 Gewichtsteile Gesamtmonomer, umfasst.
  5. Vernetzbare Zusammensetzung nach Anspruch 1, umfassend 0,005 bis 5,0 Gewichtsteile des Aziridin-Vernetzers, bezogen auf 100 Teile des Copolymers.
  6. Vernetzbare Zusammensetzung nach Anspruch 4, wobei das Copolymer 1 bis 5 Gewichtsteile Acrylsäure und 1 bis 5 Gewichtsteile eines polaren Monomers umfasst.
  7. Vernetzbare Zusammensetzung nach Anspruch 1, wobei es sich bei der Zusammensetzung um eine wässrige Emulsion handelt.
  8. Klebeartikel, umfassend die vernetzte Zusammensetzung nach Anspruch 1 und eine flexible Rückschicht.
  9. Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Haftklebstoffs, bei dem man
    a) ein Copolymer, umfassend
    i. 85 bis 99 Gewichtsteile eines (Meth)acrylsäureesters eines nichttertiären Alkohols;
    ii. 1 bis 15 Gewichtsteile eines säurefunktionellen Monomers;
    iii.0 bis 10 Gewichtsteile eines zweiten, nicht säurefunktionellen polaren Monomers;
    iv. 0 bis 5 Teile Vinylmonomer, mit
    b) einem Aziridin-Vernetzer der Formel:
    Figure imgb0020
     wobei
    R2 für -H oder -CH3 steht;
    z für 0, 1 oder 2 steht;
    A für -O-R6-Z oder -N(R3)R8 steht,
    R3 jeweils unabhängig voneinander für H oder eine C1-C4-Alkylgruppe steht;
    R8 für H, C1-C4-Alkyl oder -R6-Z steht,
    R6 für eine zweiwertige Alkylen- oder Arylengruppe steht und
    Z für eine wasserlöslichmachende Gruppe steht;
    vereinigt und die Mischung zur Herbeiführung von Vernetzung erhitzt.
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